Philadelphia journalist and activist Josh Kruger, a gay man, was shot to death early Monday at his home in the city. Read on » Teddy Geiger’s new single “I’ve Made Mistakes” encapsulates what's to come on her upcoming album Teresa. Read on » Delaware has become the 17th state to ban the "gay and trans panic" defense. Read on » A group of cardinals has asked Pope Francis to clarify the Catholic Church’s official position on LGBTQ+ inclusion and other issues ahead of an important meeting, or synod, taking place behind closed doors at the Vatican this month. Read on » Laphonza Butler, who will serve the remainder of the late Dianne Feinstein’s U.S. Senate term, brings a long history of activism for progressive causes to her new post. Read on » More than 75 percent of Americans oppose banning books from libraries and schools, according to a recent poll by the Every Library Institute. But that hasn't stopped the wave of book bans popping up across the country, the majority of which target books featuring LGBTQ+ or Black characters or themes. Read on » The passing of veteran California Democratic U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein Friday has led to an unexpected social media storm surrounding out embattled Republican U.S. Rep. George Santos of New York, who casually mentioned his “husband Matt” in a tribute tweet to the late senator. Read on » One of the leading challengers of books in school libraries is not a fundamentalist Christian but a Buddhist — and she claims that reading sexual content may make young people more vulnerable to abuse or likely to engage in unsafe sex. Read on »
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